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Revision as of 14:28, 1 September 2023

The Fire Station in Doha is a former base for the Qatari Civil Defense Authority repurposed for the Artists in Residence programme of the Qatar Museums.

Building

The building was constructed in 1982 and was used as a residence by the Civil Defense Authority of Qatar until 2012. The 2014 renovation, designed by the Qatari Architect Ibrahim Al Jaidah, retained many features of the building, like the honeycomb exterior or the firefighter pole. While the yellow fire engine doors were also conserved, they lost their original use as entry or exit ways after a wall was built on the inside of them to create additional space for artworks.[1][2]

Outside of the gallery spaces, studios and workspaces the renovated building also contains a fabrication lab with a laser cutter, the Fire Station Cinema, a café called Café 999 and an art supply shop. An annex containing facilities for the public as well as the artists was also added to the complex.[1][3][4]

The building was opened in 2015 alongside the 555 exhibition.[5]

Residency programmes

The Artists in Residence programme was launched in 2015 and selected Qatari and Qatari-based artists to take part in a 9-month long programme. The programme wants to give these artists a chance to collaborate and cooperate with other artist within the programme, work with professional artists, meet curators as well as provide mentoring session to help them develop their art.[6][5]

In 2017 the Paris Art Residency in the Cite Internationale des Art in Paris was started. The artists stayed in the complex for three months while working on their art and exploring the Parisian art scene.[7] A year later a residency at the Studio 209 NY in New York was announced, starting with the two artist Fatima Mohammed and Sarah Al Oabidli in January 2019.[8][9]

A Curatorial Residency was established in 2020. The curators are selected trough an open call and provided with a workspace in the Fire Station as well as access to sessions with local curators and artists, Open Studio events and public programmes.[10]

Exhibitions

Exhibitions at the Fire Station include:

  • "555", March 2015 to July 2015[6]
  • "German Encounters: Contemporary Masterworks", October 2017 to January 2018[11]
  • "Russian Seasons", October 2018 to October 2018[12]
  • "Picasso's Studios", July 2020 to November 2020[13]
  • "Grey Times", June 2020 to August 2020[14]
  • "Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech", November 2021 to March 2022[15]
  • "Nasser al-Thani: Esspresso 4 the Road", May 2022 to July 2022[16]
  • "Yousef Bahzad: Earth Metal", May 2022 to July 2022[16]
  • "Abeer Al-Tamimi: Beyond the Rules", July 2022 to September 2022[17]
  • "Abstraction: Subverting Reality", July 2022 to September 2022[17]
  • Birthday Ceremony", February 2023 to March 2023[18]
  • "Experience Al Jazeera", November 2022 to March 2023[19]
  • "Eduardo Navarro: Free Spirits of Wild Horses", Fire Station May 2023 to June 2023.[20]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ibrahim Jaidah repurposes former civil defence building into a contemporary art space featuring extensive studios and workspaces, woodshop, and fabrication labs". Global Design News. 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  2. ^ "Meet the artists setting the art scene ablaze in Qatar". euronews. 2023-07-03. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  3. ^ "Doha Fire Station: Everything you need to know about this art gallery". TimeOut. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  4. ^ "Art supplies store from UK opens branch at Doha Fire Station". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  5. ^ a b "Qatar Museum events: 'Artists in residence' launched". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  6. ^ a b D'mello, Chantelle (2015-03-15). "Doha Fire Station for artists opens at former Civil Defense building". Doha News | Qatar. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  7. ^ "Another artist joins Paris Art Residency Programme". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  8. ^ Aguilar, Joey (2018-08-02). "Fire Station panel to select art programme applicants". Gulf Times. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  9. ^ "Two artists selected for 'Studio 209 NY'". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  10. ^ "Fire Station announces open call for curator in residence applications". Gulf Times. 2022-05-13. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  11. ^ "Show by late curator Martin Roth goes ahead in Qatar despite Gulf blockade". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  12. ^ "Doha Fire Station to Host Russian Fashion Exhibition". Marhaba Qatar. 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  13. ^ "Picasso's Studios exhibition opens at Fire Station". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 2020-07-04. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  14. ^ "Fire Station reopens Grey Times exhibition". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  15. ^ "Your ultimate guide to Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech". TimeOut. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  16. ^ a b "Two exhibitions to begin tomorrow at Fire Station". Gulf Times. 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  17. ^ a b Opadijo, Jelili Adekola (2022-07-28). "Two exceptional art exhibitions open at Fire Station". Qatar Tribune. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  18. ^ "Doha Fire Station unveils 'Birthday Ceremony ' exhibition". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 2023-02-10. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  19. ^ "'Experience Al Jazeera', curating a pacesetting Arab gem". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  20. ^ "'Free Spirits, Wild Horses' exhibition opens at Fire Station". Gulf Times. 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2023-08-23.

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